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England: Builds 2 units
France: Builds 1 unit
Russia: Removes 1 unit
Turkey: Builds 1 unit
Message from Russia to all
I seem to have had some difficulty with email in the last day or so.
Clearly the judge got my Fall movement orders, but I have yet to see a
confirmation for that or for any of the other press I sent to the judge
late yesterday. If you have sent me any messages recently that I have not
responded to, please resend them to me. I seem to be getting judge-mail today.
--- Eric
Message from France to England
Ben:
I'm considering building F Bre. I know that kind of statement coming from
France is never welcome news, but I'd like you to consider it. You're
getting two builds, both of which, by necessity, will be right in my back
yard. I need another fleet anyway, so I think it would be good for both of
us if I built that fleet in Bre, both to reassure me and keep you honest.
Frankly, one French fleet isn't going to do much to you at this point, and
it will eventually be moving south anyway, so I'm hoping you will see it
as less a threat than a deterrent. We're both doing quite well in our
north / south strategy, and I would hate to see it derailed by temptation
on either part.
Thoughts?
Erik
Message from France to Russia
Eric:
Obviously, I'd like to see the fleet in Ska stick around, as I never know
what Ben's up to next. In fact, I'm trying to get him to agree to a build
of F Bre, so it could be more useful that we think. It's up to you,
though. You've clearly got other needs, too.
Erik
Message from England to France
Erik -
> I'm considering building F Bre.
Good lord, thank you for the warning.
> I know that kind of statement coming from
> France is never welcome news, but I'd like you to consider it. You're
> getting two builds, both of which, by necessity, will be right in my back
> yard. I need another fleet anyway, so I think it would be good for both of
> us if I built that fleet in Bre, both to reassure me and keep you honest.
> Frankly, one French fleet isn't going to do much to you at this point, and
> it will eventually be moving south anyway, so I'm hoping you will see it
> as less a threat than a deterrent. We're both doing quite well in our
> north / south strategy, and I would hate to see it derailed by temptation
> on either part.
Hm. Well, my next few moves are pretty much mapped out by the board - I am
sure you can see them for yourself - convoying EDI - NWY, pressing further
into the northern centers, etc. And yes, that entails F LON.
Erik, I understand your desire to garrison the home dots. But you have two
armies right now near(ish) your home centers, whereas I have zero units
threatening them. After this build phase, I will have one, but it will
still be outnumbered by your home 2.
If BRE follows to MAO, as I imagine you are planning it, I will be
vulnerable, and then *I* will have to increase *my* home garrison, which is
not something I want to do. I want to push and keep pushing, and I had
hoped you and I were feeling comfortable enough to proceed that way.
Nevertheless if you must increase your home garrison, I would urge you to
consider simply building A MAR. It can go either way - if my builds make
you nervous, it can protect BRE, etc., but if you decide you want to press
on into the Italian/German centers, where you are headed already, it can do
that, too. I won't ask you to tell me ahead of time; I will continue to
press in the North. I will reclaim NTH from LON and convoy to NWY. In my
position, wouldn't you?
You asked my opinion, I'm giving it to you. You have A BUR and A BEL to
defend yourself from my zero attacking units. I am urging you to
reconsider, and build a flexible A MAR.
If you are not persuaded, let me know. . . I would like to discuss it
more, if necessary.
Ben
Message from France to England
Ben:
Your argument is reasonable, and given the arrangement of our forces right
now, I suppose I'm willing to continue focusing on expansion, not
protection. I will build in Par or Mar.
Doing the math, Russia *is* in a position to solo right now, assuming he
swallows up the remaining Italian centers, all the Turkish centers. I'm
pretty sure I can reach a stalemate with Andy in the Med now that I have
Tunis, but I can't guarantee that I'll take much more.
So, this means that it's crucial that we take Sweden and Munich. I haven't
examined a potential EFR stalemate line yet, but I assume it requires that
much, as he's then limited to 17 centers counting what IT can provide.
Thoughts?
Erik
Message from England to France
Erik -
> Your argument is reasonable, and given the arrangement of our forces right
> now, I suppose I'm willing to continue focusing on expansion, not
> protection. I will build in Par or Mar.
Good. For now I do not think you will need another army in the German
centers - I have one, and you have two, provided BEL - RUH, which should be
enough, as I can fill in as needed elsewhere with fleets.
> Doing the math, Russia *is* in a position to solo right now, assuming he
> swallows up the remaining Italian centers, all the Turkish centers. I'm
> pretty sure I can reach a stalemate with Andy in the Med now that I have
> Tunis, but I can't guarantee that I'll take much more.
>
> So, this means that it's crucial that we take Sweden and Munich. I haven't
> examined a potential EFR stalemate line yet, but I assume it requires that
> much, as he's then limited to 17 centers counting what IT can provide.
We should be ok. You are correct that we need MUN at least, and now that I
study the map (I hear them laughing at us in the gallery) we need to move
quickly to take it. I shall have to hold onto BER, I think; I will study
the map more when I am working tonight. There is a window of opportunity
for us to consider you pulling back to get Andy's cooperation, if we will
need it. Too hard to tell with MUN/BER still up in the air.
> Thoughts?
You got 'em.
Ben
Message from Russia to France
As much as I'd like to keep F Hel, I don't know that I can hold in both the
north and the south if I do. Unfortunately there was next to zero discussion
over the weekend, so I don't know who's doing what. As a result, I think I
have to continue to assume everyone is attacking me. While I'd love to see F
Bre for personal reasons, you need to keep an eye on Ben as well. With two
builds he could come after me, but could just as easily move south. I know he
and Andy have had close negotiations in the past, so I wouldn't be surprised
if he would be hoping for Andy's help against you if it comes to that.
On my end, sorry about attacking Philippe. I really did want to keep him
around and did so as long as I could. The good news is that I managed to do
it in a way that didn't gain Andy any extra dots. And with Philippe being
gone now, it keeps him from turning on me (so I can still focus energy
towards Andy or Jason).
--- Eric
Message from Russia to all
Hmm:
> From: "USTX Diplomacy Judge" <ustx@spencersoft.com>
> [....]
> Adjustment orders for Winter of 1906. (c2.026)
>
> Russia: Defaults, removing the army in Tyrolia.
> Russia: Defaults, removing the fleet in the Helgoland
Bight.
> Russia: Defaults, removing the army in Ukraine.
> Russia: Defaults, removing the army in Silesia.
> Russia: Defaults, removing the fleet in Armenia.
> Russia: Defaults, removing the army in Galicia.
Now THAT is a way to motivate getting orders in on time! :)
--- Eric
England: BUILD Army Edinburgh
England: BUILD Fleet London
France: BUILD Army Marseilles
Russia: REMOVE Fleet Helgoland Bight
Turkey: BUILD Fleet Constantinople
Centers
England: 8
France: 7
Italy: 5
Russia: 10
Turkey: 4
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